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Originally Posted by heebeejeebee
The Windows firewall comes bundled with the Windows Operating System and using it isn't dependent on having Security Essentials installed.
There's a freeware frontend to the firewall called Windows 7 Firewall Control that works with Windows 7 and XP put out by Sphinx Software that gives you added control over what programs can and cannot have incoming and outgoing access to the internet that I like.
Google Sphinx Software Windows 7 Firewall Control if you're interested.
It doesn't hurt to run another program like MalwareBytes to double check to make sure MSE doesn't miss anything.
mrsD, you might as well reformat and be done with it. That way you have a clean start with a clean machine.
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+1, malware often masquerades as legitimate system files, making manual removal difficult and risky.
Always have personal files backed up off the computer and preferably
off-site. I have all my family pictures backed up on a 32GB USB drive, which I leave off-site in my locker @work. That way, if my house burns down, at least it won't get that copy of irreplaceable files.
